Background Opacity

Window Opacity

Many people fear snakes, but very few of them are actually poisonous or dangerous. Snakes live almost everywhere on earth and eat other animals. They don't have the right kind of teeth to chew their food so they eat their catch whole. Poisonous snakes inject poison into their prey, which starts the digestive process even before the food has been swallowed. Snakes use the scales on the underside of their bodies and muscles to scoot across the ground.

Find out more about this topic by clicking on the buttons on this page. You can watch our broadcast show, Science Trek: The Web Show, and our video shorts in our player. Facts will tell you more about the topic. Links will expand your learning beyond our site. Glossary gives you a list of specialized words. Resources offer reading suggestions. Games give you a chance to play. Top Ten are answers to ten of our favorite questions asked by students. Teachers provides materials for educators. Archive takes you to video files from past shows not on our current player. Contact us by clicking on the link in the masthead to email us questions or comments. Click for the current season’s schedule of programs, learn more about the scientists on this show and be sure to check out my blog.